Musings about kindness, side effects, and slowing down Ted Burns, MD. Neurology. Originally published June 23, 2017. “Your care extends well beyond examinations, tests, and prescriptions. Enjoy your life and keep improving the lives of your patients.”
Category: Patients
FollowAll in a Day’s Work
Sudden visual loss, an unwelcome interruption in the endothelium, PRES forward she cannot, the distant lights dimming. Chronic crawls in the legs, a constant irritation in the mind and muscle, RLS the alphabets, a hole in the stomach burning. Unable…
Lest We Forget
LEE KUAN YEW 1923 – 2015 “Remembering the man who built a modern Singapore through his astute leadership, Remembering the man who cared deeply for his wife reading nightly by her bed, Remembering the man who shared his chocolate cake…
Sailing again
Kim En Lee, FRCP. Neurology. Originally published October 28, 2014. “Hearts and skin equally warmed.”
What a joy!
Fifty-five days ago, a 45 year-old man in the prime of his career and life was noticed by his wife to be disorientated. He suffered mild weakness, and was later diagnosed to have a stroke. Needless to say, his entire…
Ten Words
Mdm T was a charming 89-year-old lady who never failed to bring a smile to my clinic. She wore cheongsam with an elegant pearl necklace, and walked in with a spring in her step. Having suffered a transient ischemic attack,…